Carey Young, Declared Void, 2005, vinyl drawing and text, dimensions variable, 337,8 cm x 337,8 cm as installed. Part of the Consideration series of mixed media works exhibited at Paula Cooper Gallery in NYC. "Created in conjunction with a legal team, the text, video and performative works entice the viewer into agreements that explore notions of individual autonomy, freedom of speech and the social contract. Engaging participants in a series of contractual relationships, Young dissects the viewer’s experience of the exhibition, from accepting the exhibition invitation, to entering and moving around the exhibition space.
With legally-trained executives increasingly running movie studios, news agencies and universities,Consideration interrogates the legal ‘lock down’ of contemporary cultural life and develops Young’s interest in legal structures, language and the performative." http://www.careyyoung.com/past/consideration.html
